Lighthouse is an organization infusing education, business, and government with the objective of shining a positive light on America’s best schools and programs that work. Education, business and government leaders have the ability by working together to create an infrastructure that will provide a blueprint for excellence in education for all children, all schools and all states. Lighthouse Schools will focus on locating successful best practices and programs that work in education to serve as a marker for schools that desire to be high performing beacons for our educational culture.
On February 11, 2004, Gretchen Whitney High School in Cerritos, California; Houston County High School in Warner Robins, Georgia; and Northwest High School in Justin, Texas were designated as Lighthouse Schools Charter Members in recognition of exemplary achievements and contributions to ensure a successful educational experience for all students. The Lighthouse Advisory Committee was established and charged with discovering educational practices that may be customized and replicated, thereby charting the future course of education.
Lighthouse, along with its partnerships, will shape the future of education by facilitating alliances and creating an environment of positive change for all schools.
Lighthouse Schools Charter Members:
(click on the school name to learn more about each school)
Gretchen Whitney High School, Cerritos, CA
Houston County High School, Warner Robins, GA
Northwest High School, Fort Worth, TX
December 2004 Inductees
Abraham Lincoln High School, San Jose, CA
Arthur W. Coolidge Middle School, Reading, MA
Beachwood Middle School, Beachwood, OH
Bishop Dunne Catholic School, Dallas, TX
Cornerstone Elementary Schoool, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Edith Scheuerman Elementary School, Garden City, KS
Greeneville Middle School, Greeneville, TN
Irmo Elementary School, Irmo, SC
Kendale Elementary School, Miami, FL
MacArthur High School, Irving, TX
New Albany High School, New Albany, OH
Prairie Vale Elementary School, Edmond, OK
Sherman Oaks Community Charter School, San Jose, CA
Summit Elementary School, Ashland, KY
Talbot Hill Elementary School, Renton, WA
Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, NY
Walnut Hill Elementary School, Dallas, TX
Special thanks and recognition to Cody at La France Elementary School
in Pendleton, South Carolina, for allowing us to use his beautiful Lighthouse artwork.